Travel

BRIEFCASE

November 20, 1990

DESPITE ECONOMIC gloom and higher fuel prices, American drivers plan to hit the road in larger numbers this Thanksgiving, but the nation's airlines aren't expecting a similar surge. The American Automobile Association reported Monday that more people are expecting to drive 100 miles or more for Thanksgiving, based on a survey of 1,500 adults. The airlines, meanwhile, are predicting no improvement over last year, a discouraging sign for an industry that has been hit hard by sluggish demand and steady increases in jet fuel prompted by the Persian Gulf crisis.